by Jake Johnson, staff writer "This is the moment to save lives and to boldly chart a path towards a more equitable future through a just recovery from Covid."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer The WikiLeaks founder's "prolonged solitary confinement in a high security prison is neither necessary nor proportionate," said United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer.
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer "You don't need Congress, all you need is the flick of a pen and President-elect Biden—then President Biden—can make this happen," the Senate minority leader said.
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "No amount of spin changes the fact that the oil and gas extraction is wreaking havoc on our communities and our climate."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Monopolies have no place in a pandemic—especially for scientific insights that build upon billions of dollars in public money."
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "America needs an Agriculture secretary that will finally prioritize sustainable family farming and national food security over corporate profits."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer Raytheon, one journalist pointed out, is "a key supplier of bombs to the U.S.-Saudi war in Yemen that has lobbied aggressively in opposition to curbs on arms sales to the Saudi-led coalition."
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "Ignoring the broader societal impact of a product does not make your review 'neutral,' it makes it reckless and incomplete."
by Natalie Shure Xavier Becerra has been a longtime supporter of Medicare for All and has shown willingness to confront pharmaceutical monopolies. There’s a lot he could do to make U.S. healthcare more progressive.
by Jim Goodman If we truly want to get the pandemic under control and save lives, people must stay home. If we truly want to avert an economic meltdown, Congress must pass new stimulus funding.
by Norman Solomon Flournoy has a long record of arguing for military intervention and escalation, from Syria and Libya to Afghanistan and beyond. That she didn't get the top job at the Pentagon is a good thing.
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